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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP LIGHTROOM TRAINING

JOHN MAUREMOOTOO (PAN PROJECT CTA)

SHAKIL BEEDASSY (PAN PROJECT MANAGER)

A Picture is worth a thousand words

A UNDP/GEF PAN Project Activity

Training Workshop Objectives

To introduce PAN personnel to:

• The use of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for:• Efficient and effective image organisation and retrieval• Quick, simple but dramatic non-destructive photo

manipulation

Text and images to maximise impact

Some Photography Basics

• Take lots of photos• Shoot in RAW [if your camera has this capability]• Use the “IAS” guidance to help you see the light!

• Look at the ISO• Look at the Aperture Setting• Look at the Shutter Speed

• Use simple composition rules• Make the most of the golden hour

Organisation as the Antidote to Overwhelm

Organisation as the Antidote to Overwhelm

Some Image Organisation Basics

• Back up your images• Use a calendar-based filing system• Ensure that your camera is set to the right date & time• Eliminate duplicates• Don’t get clever in your filing system (attend to the details in

Lightroom)• Back up your pictures before you edit• Edit in Lightroom because all edits are non-destructive• Back up both your photos AND your Lightroom Catalogue

Back up Your Images

1. COPY your SD card files to your hard disk2. Make another copy in a different folder (ideally on a different

drive)3. Delete the files from your SD card4. Save your image files on a single Master Folder5. Back up your Lightroom catalogue6. Hard drives fail, equipment walks and humans are subject to

human error, so regularly perform an incremental backup to a minimum of two external mediums.

Use a calendar-based Filing System

Eliminate Duplicates

Importing Images into Lightroom

ACTIVITYImporting Photos into Lightroom

The Library Module

Renaming Images

The Map Module

Adding Keywords

ACTIVITYAdding Keywords

Stacking Groups of Images

ACTIVITYGrouping Images into Stacks

Selecting Images from Stacks

ACTIVITYSelecting Images from Stacks

Colour Coding

The Star System

JM’s Star System• No Stars: Not yet classified• One star*: I’ve looked at it and it can be used• Two stars**: It goes on Flickr

Organising Images into Collections

ACTIVITYOrganise Images into Collections

• Cropping• Straightening horizons• Spot removal• Filters and the adjustment brush• Sharpening and noise reduction• Removing haze

Image processing in the Develop Module

Image processing in the Develop Module

Image processing in the Develop Module

Image processing in the Develop Module

ACTIVITYImprove Your Images

Exporting Images from Lightroom

Back up Your Lightroom Catalogue

Questions and Next steps?